RAY BROOK | Adirondack Park Agency
commissioners took a first look at proposed
changes to the definition, management and use
of Adirondack Park State Land “Travel Corridors.”
They did not weigh in last week on the proposed State Land Master Plan (SLMP) amendment, but they did open discussion to public
hearing and review.
APA Deputy Director Kathy Regan outlined
six options clarifying land-use and regulation
of a Travel Corridor.
» APA Cont. on pg. 11

Over a dozen agencies
responded to blaze at local
grocery shop on Route 73
» Fire Cont. on pg. 5

Lake Placid Volunteer Fire Department brought an aerial ladder truck to help contain and extinguish the fire Sunday at Valley
Grocery, a local mom-and-pop market in Keene Valley
Photo by David Thomas-Train

ELIZABETHTOWN | The Essex County Board of Supervisors
moved forward Monday on a local law that would raise the
purchase age in the county for tobacco from 18 to 21.
After an hour of discussion that included how much
businesses would lose from reduced cigarette sales to restricting
a person rights, the board’s Human Services Committee
voted 6-3 to go to public hearing on the proposed ordinance.
The hearing was set for 9 a.m. on Monday, April 9 in the
Old County Courthouse at Elizabethtown.
Essex County Public Health Director Linda Beers asked
the committee to move forward on the law.
She said it was part of the Adirondack Health Institutes’s regional Tobacco 21 effort to discourage youths
from becoming addicted to tobacco use.
Beers said studies show 96 percent of smokers start before

the age of 21. She said estimates are that about 145 county
residents die from smoking-related diseases annually.
The statewide minimum tobacco purchase age is 18, but
counties can raise it by local law.
“By moving this legislation it is our hope it removes the
pipeline to younger children,” Beers said. “My dad was addicted at the age of 16, suffered a massive heart attack at
the age of 44. He was chronically ill.
“It was completely due to his excessive smoking as a
young person.”
She said Tobacco 21 can remove the possibility of addicting
another generation.
Elizabethtown-Lewis Central School senior Lee
Turner, a member of the anti-tobacco group Reality
Check, addressed the board.
“I have asthma from being exposed to second-hand smoke
as a kid,” Turner said. “The first time I was ever offered a
cigarette was when I was 13 years old. I said no, but a lot
of kids my age did not say no. There are kids in my class
addicted to tobacco, 17, 18 and some 19 year olds.”
She said some students in her school give tobacco to
younger children.
» Smoking Cont. on pg. 5

KEENE VALLEY | The Keene Valley Library Association
has won two major grant awards.
A Secure the Future capital campaign contribution of
$25,000 came from the Cloudsplitter Foundation.
And an $800 grant from the Pilcrow Foundation will
help the library add new, hardcover children’s books to their

permanent collection.

SECURE THE FUTURE

With two-thirds of their goal in place, Secure the Future
looks to raise $1.5 million to renovate the historic library.
The association has thus far raised $1.2 million, which includes over $857,000 from individual contributions and more
than $300,000 from state grant and private foundations.
In announcing grant awards this month, the library’s Volunteer Grants Coordinator Olivia Dwyer said the capital
campaign will transform the library facility.
“While preserving the architectural heritage of the 1896
building, renovations will modernize aging infrastructure
to ensure energy efficiency and structural integrity. An
update to the children’s reading room has been completed;
new meeting areas, study areas, upgraded; technology and
a makers’ space will be completed in 2018.”
The Keene Valley Library serves as a community hub for
Keene’s residents and visitors, hosting more than 200 events

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annually, Dwyer said.
According to Library Association Director Karen Glass,
the generous donation from Cloudsplitter Foundation adds
momentum to the capital campaign homestretch.
“The Cloudsplitter Foundation’s contribution gives us
tremendous momentum to reach our fundraising goal and
secure the library’s future,” Glass said in a news release.
“Their support to our project and others throughout the Adirondacks is vital to building successful, sustainable communities.”
At the Cloudsplitter Foundation, Director Chenille Palyswiat
highlighted the library’s important function in community.
“From sharing books, to history, to cups of tea, the Keene
Valley Library isn’t just a library; it’s an epicenter for the
community,” she said.
“Cloudsplitter sees a lot of value in that, and is pleased to partner
with Keene Valley Library at this very exciting time for them.”

The facility is also the designated library for Keene Central
School and serves its 177 students grades Kindergarten through 12.
In that role, Dwyer said, the library provides childhood
literacy programs for all ages, from infants and toddlers to
pre-Kindergarten groups.
“The Pilcrow Foundation grant allows us to refresh and
expand our children’s collection with new books on our
shelves,” Glass said of the Pilcrow gift, one of 35 rural public
library grants made in 20 states last year.
“We know that reading to and with children every day
and providing them with frequent opportunities to read on
their own are important activities for literacy development,”
Pilcrow Foundation Director Karen Timmermans said in
announcing the award.
“Literacy is the greatest gift we can give to our children;
the public library is where we can start.” ■

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Founded in 2013, the Pilcrow Foundation provides
new hardcover children’s books to rural public libraries across the United States.
The Cloudsplitter Foundation works to improve the
physical and cultural environment in the Adirondack Mountains. And in 2016, the foundation distributed $1,188,721
to organizations working throughout the region.
The Keene Valley Library Association was established
in 1885.
Donations for the library’s Secure the Future capital
campaign can be made online: kvlacc.org.
You can learn earn more about the Keene Valley Library
Association expansion and see floor plan drawings at
keenevalleylibrary.org. ■

ELIZABETHTOWN | After months of forums, fundraisers, meet and greets and rubber chicken dinners, the race for
New York’s 21st Congressional District has entered a new
phase with measurable, concrete benchmarks.
Petitioning for signatures began March 6.
Democrats seeking to unseat Rep. Elise Stefanik (RWillsboro) now have five weeks to obtain 1,250 signatures
to make the ballot.
Failure to collect enough valid signatures will send the
hopefuls packing — at least as Democrats.
Candidates took to the streets last week.
Emily Martz went door-to-door in Wilton, Saratoga County.
Just one year ago, Martz was leading grassroots protests
against the Trump administration in Saranac Lake.
Now that discontent has evolved into a full-fledged campaign operation.
“It’s not just frustration, but standing for something, and
understanding that the country is in a tough spot,” Martz said.
The candidate has been beating down the pavement for 14
months, and called the petition process “a natural progression.”
“I have literally worn a hole in the bottom of my sole from
being on the sidewalk,” Martz said.
David Mastrianni launched his effort in Corinth in Saratoga.
“It’s a fascinating thing,” said Mastrianni, a Saratoga oncologist. “I have never done petitioning before. I’m really
enjoying it, and have met a lot of interesting people.”
He marveled that for a country where disliking politicians
is somewhat of a national pastime, folks sure are friendly to

the candidates themselves.

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Seven Democrats are angling for the party’s nomination.
If more than one makes the ballot, a primary election
will be held June 26.
Patrick Nelson personally canvassed neighborhoods in his
hometown of Stillwater in Saratoga County last Tuesday.
“For me to put on pair of sneakers and go door to door,
I’m a happy guy,” he said.
The candidate is a familiar sight. Nelson sits on the Saratoga
Democratic Party Committee and petitions for local candidates
every two years, as well as for state and federal representatives.
Nelson ran for local office in 2015 and has worked on the
campaigns of the past two Democratic nominees, including
serving as Mike Derrick’s field director in 2016.
“It’s exciting,” said Nelson, who has modeled his volunteer-driven campaign after that of U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders
of Vermont. “It’s good we have something really important
to have our volunteers do.”
Tedra Cobb started at the southern end of the district and had
worked her way up to Jefferson County by the end of the week.
“We have a plethora of volunteers on the street pounding
the pavement,” said Cobb. “That’s the mission in March.”
For Cobb, the process is the culmination of all her efforts
since declaring her candidacy last July.
Asking for voter support is something that comes naturally to the former St. Lawrence County lawmaker.
“I’m the only one who has ever been elected before, so
getting petitions for me is the democratic process — it’s
exciting,” Cobb said.
Katie Wilson, who spent the day in Cumberland Head,
called the beginning of the process a “reality check.”
“Yesterday, there was that moment of reality where we were
knocking on doors, shaking hands and discussing issues they
care about,” Wilson said. “It was a breath of fresh air outside
echo chambers, Democratic committees and Indivisible groups.”
Voters are generally welcoming, she said, with many in-

Democrats seeking to unseat Rep. Elise Stefanik (RWillsboro) have five weeks to obtain 1,250 signatures
to make the ballot.
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One even gave her a package of hand warmers.
“A lot of people just want to be heard,” Wilson said. “They want
someone to listen to stories and needs and trust that someone cares.”
Wilson secured the endorsement of the Working Families Party last week, a left-leaning party with 41,000 registered voters statewide.
Clinching their support will allow for the deployment
of additional resources in the field to gather signatures for
both parties, “and otherwise provide assistance in strategy
and field work,” Wilson said.

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frontrunner seeking to emerge from the scrum.
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“K-12 students enthusiastically presented science projects
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KEENE VALLEY| Fire tore through a
community centerpiece here on Sunday.
The Valley Grocery was destroyed in a
blaze that started in a back utility area, according to officials.
The call to emergency dispatch was made by
neighbors who live across the street. Alarms
were raised around 3 p.m., Keene Valley
Hose and Ladder Co. Chief Rusty Hall said.
Fire equipment and first responders reached
the grocery store in under three minutes.
But even driving from his home, approaching the fire at 1815 Route 73, Hall said
smoke was billowing up over the singlestory, gabled building.
“I live a mile south of the hamlet, and on
the way, I immediately informed dispatch that
we had heavy black smoke visible,” Hall said.
The grocery store is closed on Sundays. No one
was in the building at the time fire broke out.
Owners Bruce and Carol Reed also live
in Keene Valley.
The blaze tore through the ceiling and was
pushed deep into the roofing structure, Hall said.
“It started in the back, right-hand corner
where the coolers and compressors were. It
was caught between a tin ceiling and a metal
roof. We hit it with our deck guns.”

Smoke was so thick that making entry
proved too dangerous.
Essex County Emergency Services Director Don Jaquish said the firefighting attack
focused on the area of origin and containment to keep the fire from spreading to nearby
homes and businesses.
In the heart of Keene Valley’s hamlet,
stores, restaurants, homes and workshops are
built close together on short, narrow streets.
“It was a hard one,” said Jaquish said. “The
grocery is very close to neighboring buildings. They did very well containing the fire,”
he said of the first response. “The building
south of the grocery was very close.”
Flames did reach out from under the eaves
as firefighters fought to put the fire out.
“There were times when you couldn’t see
across (Route) 73 at first,” the fire chief
said of conditions.
“You don’t want to commit people inside
a grocery store. It’s like a maze with all the
aisles and shelving, it can be very confusing.
You just have to be careful,” Jaquish said.
“A couple of times entry was considered, but
it wasn’t safe to be in the building,” Hall said.
Fire traveling unseen inside the roof structure meant personnel couldn’t get on top
to vent it either.
Lake Placid Volunteer Fire Department assisted
with its aerial truck to douse flames from above.
“When we couldn’t put somebody on the roof,
they came down from Lake Placid,” Hall said.

» Smoking Cont. from pg. 1
Supervisor Stephen McNally (D-Minerva) said
he was concerned by revenue loss to stores in his
town, and thought 21 year olds would just give
tobacco to 18 year olds.
“They’ll just drive to Warren County purchase
cigarettes,” he said. “These are kids signing up to
fight in Iraq.”
Beers said it’s a regional approach, so Warren
County may also pass a local law.
“Twenty-one-year-olds do not hang out with

The grocery was an old vehicle service
station at one time.
State Police and fire personnel closed the
stretch of Route 73 through Keene Valley for
several hours on Sunday afternoon.
A total of 14 first response, fire and emergency services agencies in Essex County assisted Keene Valley Fire, Jaquish said.
Volunteer fire departments with equipment and personnel included Keene, Lake
Placid, Elizabethtown, Westport’s Air One,
Essex County Emergency Services, county
fire investigators along with support from
Jay, Upper Jay, AuSable Forks and Keeseville.
“At least seven fire departments were here
to assist, most of them were doing the tanker
shuttle,” Hall said.
“We had some portable ponds in the front
parking lot for water in addition to the hydrants.”
Keene Valley had equipment back in
their station a few blocks away by about
9 p.m. on Sunday.
No one was injured in fighting the fire.
The cause of the blaze is still under
investigation.
“County fire investigators are going back
again today,” Hall said on Monday.
“All we know is the area of origin,” Jaquish
said. “The building is a complete loss. There
is nothing salvageable.”
The property is insured, Jaquish said.
By early Monday, the community in and

high school students,” Beers said. “It (raising the
age) stops the pipeline.”
Supervisor Shaun Gillilland (R-Willsboro) said
he was opposed to restricting rights, and Supervisor Thomas Scozzafava (R-Moriah) added that
stores would sell less tobacco products but pay the
same license fee to the state to sell the products.
“I would love to see a grandfather clause built
into this,” Scozzafava said. “We’re taking individuals and telling them you’re now doing something illegally that you did legally.”
Scozzafava introduced an amendment to tran-

The Valley News Sun | March 17, 2018 • 5

around Keene Valley was offering any way
to help Reed’s pick up the pieces.
Neighbor Jen Kazmierczak offered tribute
via social media with an illustration her young
child drew of the grocery story last year.
“Please let us know what we can do to
help, the community is here for you,” she
said, one among scores of messages shared
with the store’s owner.
“Keene Valley Fire is deeply saddened by
the events of yesterday,” the fire company
said in a statement online.
“The loss of such a community icon is devastating. The Valley Grocery does so much
for our organization and we wish there was
more we could have done. We are grateful
no one was injured, that it was contained to
one structure and for all the assistance from
our brother firefighters.
“We will do our best to assist the fine folks
at the Valley Grocery in any way we can.”
Others chimed in on social media.
“Valley Grocery was and is so important to life
in KV. Very sorry you have to bear this,” Rick
Hoffman wrote in a public Facebook message.
“Thanks everyone for your support. We
don’t know a lot yet but we will keep you
posted. Everyone (is) physically okay,” store
owners answered.
“Whatever you went in to buy, you always
left with a smile. The friendliest place ever,
in a way the heartbeat of the town,” Aline
Pepe said of the village’s local grocer. ■

sition the higher purchase age in over three years,
but it failed, 3 yes to 6 no votes.
The vote to pass the law to a public hearing
and another vote at Ways and Means Committee passed, 6 yes to 3 no votes, with Scozzafava,
McNally and Gillilland opposed.
Supervisor Roby Politi (R-North Elba) said his
personal opinion was they had to start somewhere
to stop smoking.
“To me, it’s about health,” Politi said. “If you
save one kid’s life, it’s a success.” ■

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Thoughts from
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Feeling anxious?

Another interesting article came to
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By Dan Alexander Farhad Manjoo’s
• PUBLISHER •
“For Two Months, I Got
My News From Print
Newspapers. Here’s What I Learned”
recounted his experiences.
You can read it at ny times.
com/2018/03/07/technology/twomonths-news-newspapers.html.
For those of us born when broadcast was in its infancy, and Al Gore
had not yet created the internet, the
flow of news was such that one had
time to process it and focus on the
important aspects of daily living.
Today we are so plugged into news
and events received through many
venues, each with a slanted perspective and presented in a glorified mode
that we are made to believe the earth
is shaking and the sky is about to fall.
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creates much of this false information
that once out in the public arena is
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After nearly two months of his selfimposed break from the digital news
flow, Mr. Manjoo realized “that the
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we collectively process information.
Technology allows us to burrow into
echo chambers, exacerbating misinformation and polarization and softening
up society for propaganda. With artificial
intelligence making audio and video
as easy to fake as text, we’re entering
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Get news, not too quickly and avoid
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“I’m embarrassed about how much
free time I have — in two months, I
managed to read half a dozen books,
took up pottery and (I think) became
a more attentive husband and father.”
Current events are important, but
they should only affect a portion of our
daily lives and should never be so consuming that we ignore the people and
things in our lives that have far greater
importance in making us who we are.
We each only have one life to live
and the herd mentality should never
be our guiding light. ■

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Candidate’s apathy poses interesting
question: Should reporters vote?
Democratic congressional candidate Dylan
Ratigan has never voted in his life.
It’s an issue that has quickly defined his
nascent campaign.
The first-time candidate readily admitted
his lack of civic engagement to reporters
ahead of his campaign rollout last month, and
acknowledged his apathy will be a cudgel with
which his opponents will use to bash him.
He’s not wrong.
Ratigan, 45, has taken heat from his
opponents, local residents, newspaper editorial
boards and reporters alike, at least one of
whom seemed incredulous at his bombastic
press conference in Saranac Lake last month
and grilled him accordingly.
Ratigan has copped to his apathy.
“I was wrong in my belief that I could
express my point of view relative to the political
activity of this economy through journalism
and through business,” said Ratigan, a former
cable news host and financial reporter.
“I was sorely mistaken.”
We’re as high-minded as the next person when
it comes to expressing your constitutional rights,
and have repeatedly pleaded with readers to go
to the polls in state, local and federal elections.
But Ratigan brings up a valid point:
What he appeared to be trying to say,

Letters

Setting record
straight on
ambulance usage

To the Editor:
I’ve been told there’s a petition circulating around town requesting that Johnsburg Emergency Squad members never use
the ambulance for personal use,
even if just going to the store.
As president of the squad, I
think it’s most important that our
crews are ready to respond immediately at all times of the day.
That’s why I request they take
the ambulance if they go to
the store or out to breakfast
in town: if a call comes over,
they don’t have to go back to
the building to get one.
I estimate the ambulance makes
this mile and a half trip to North
Creek about 2 to 4 times a week
at a total cost to the town in
diesel of about $50 a year.
Our full-time paramedics stay in
the building for 36 straight hours.
Though they try to bring
enough supplies for the duration, sometimes they run out.
They receive no health benefits

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perhaps inelegantly, is that he viewed his
contribution to society through the prism
of his reporting gig as wholly adequate.
All news reporters see themselves as warriors
chasing some type of noble truth, and many
of them find meaning in furthering some type
of change, whether speaking truth to injustice
or correcting some type of societal wrong.
On the other hand, we must balance
this with being neutral, and shouldn’t be
pushing an agenda.
To admit doing so — even when manning
a desk at a left-leaning cable news station
like the MSNBC — is an admission that
networks are somewhat biased.
That bias, of course, is a chief tool used
to undermine support in the media daily,
most maddeningly, when partisans dismiss
reporting as fake or fraudulent simply due
to a source they may find illegitimate.
So in a way, while Ratigan has somewhat
hemmed himself in, his admission brings up
another point that should also be considered:
Should political reporters make their
political preferences public?
And further, should they even vote in
the races they cover?
Much ink has been spilled on the subject
with writers opining on every conceivable

or pensions. All of them, including myself, work another
full-time job somewhere else.
They have not received a wage
increase in three years. Our medics
could all make more money doing
something else, with all the responsibility and education and
training involved.
They work here because they
care deeply for what they do, and
the people they care for.
We are very lucky to have
them. Please call me or stop by
the building. We’ll answer any
of your questions.
Joseph Connelly,
President, Johnsburg
Emergency Squad ■

Adirondack
PILOT debate
missing one
critical detail

To the Editor:
Discussions on the proposed
PILOT for taxes on state forest
lands within the Adirondack
Park have missed mentioning
one very important detail.
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angle over the years.
Obviously the decision to vote is an
extremely personal and complex one, and
asking anyone to justify that rationale publicly
is asking them to strip back and expose a
deeply intimate and personal set of values.
But Ratigan is now no longer a private
citizen, but rather a political candidate
seeking your support.
It’s fair to pose those questions to Ratigan,
but the broader context should not be lost.
Voting is a sacred duty, so is covering the
news objectively.
After all, we’re supposed to be the gatekeepers.
Objectivity is the chief pillar underpinning our jobs. But we also believe it is possible to balance professional responsibilities
with our civic ones.
Voter disenfranchisement has been endlessly dissected since a shock upset swept the
current occupant of the White House into
office in 2016.
Perhaps a candidate who has willingly sat
out the process has more to offer the public
discussion than we think.
Ratigan shouldn’t be given a pass, but
his admission isn’t a deal-breaker, either. ■
—The Editorial Board

said that the state must budget the
necessary funds to pay taxes on its
forest lands in the Adirondacks.
Adirondack communities can’t
afford the PILOT. Many have
state lands that compose over 50
percent to as much as over 90
percent of their tax base.
The Adirondack Association
of Towns and Villages, when I
was its very fi rst chairman in
1993-1994, proposed amending the Real Property Tax Law
Section 532 dealing with the
taxation of certain state lands.
Our resolution called for the
addition of a new subsection,
which would read as follows:
“No law repealing subsection
(A) hereof shall be effective unless
enacted by the state legislature at
two successive regular sessions
by a two-thirds majority vote of
the senate and assembly.”
Subsection A of Sect. 532
reads: “All wild or forest lands
owned by the state within the
Forest Preserve.”
The resolution also supported
the amendment of Article VII of
the state constitution to provide
an additional Section 20.
“The state budget shall include

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the amount necessary to pay the
real property taxes on wild or
forest lands owned by the state
within the Forest Preserve.”
I call upon every taxing entity
within the Adirondack Park to
pass resolutions in support of
this much needed amendment
to our state’s RPTL along with
Section 20 to the state’s constitution Article VII.
Moving swiftly might get the
amendment to the state’s constitution on the ballot this fall.
Adirondack elected officials
reach out to each of their own
state assembly members and state
senators as well.
Dean D. Lefebvre,
Tupper Lake ■

Town halls are a
thing of the past

To the Editor:
In February, I submitted a
press release to inform the public
that the Hamilton County Republican Committee had voted
unanimously to endorse both
Rep. Elise Stefanik and state
Sen. James Tedisco.
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We will be knocking on a door near you soon and would be honored to have

Boyajian, a Saratoga-based attorney, will
use those funds to drive the signature gathering process.
Expect “tremendous investments in volunteer infrastructure,” said Rich Thuma, a
campaign spokesman. “We expect a very
strong signature process.”
Thuma declined to disclose the size of the
campaign’s operation, citing an unwillingness
to get into an arms race with other campaigns.

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your signature on our petitions! •..,
incredib le army of volunt eers who are deploying across the district as type ! We
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Ratigan touted “tremendous response”
to his campaign from groups throughout the district.
“The truth is the political system isn’t
working for people, and it resonates universally because it’s so obvious,” Ratigan
said. “People respond to hearing the truth
in an inspiring way.”

Emil)' Manz

But others willingly volunteered the size
of their operations:
Martz’s campaign gathered 200 signatures last Tuesday, and their effort consists
of 90 trained canvassers alone.
“We have overall upwards of 250 campaign volunteers,” Martz said. “I would say
this has been a tangible and visible representation of what our campaign is all about.”
Nelson said he’s got a team of 80 volunteers currently carrying petitions, with
others pledging to sign up to help later
in the process.
Cobb touted 200 carriers and 500 total
volunteers.
Wilson estimated between 50 to 60 volunteers augmented by “three to five” paid staffers.
“Five-hundred have signed up one way
or another,” she said.
Mastrianni estimated “3 or 4” staffers
working the streets at any given day out
of 20 total volunteers altogether.
Dylan Ratigan declined to disclose
precise numbers.
“It’s not meaningful in my case,” Ratigan
said. “The numbers are changing so
quickly every day.”
Ratigan said he was ready to roll with
petitions last Tuesday, just two weeks after
formally entering the race.
The latest candidate joined the fray a full
year after Nelson, and about eight months
after Boyajian, Cobb, Wilson and Martz.
The Saranac Lake native bristled at the
use of the phrase “playing catch-up,” arguing
it implies an issue or a problem.
“The work is where the fun is,” Ratigan
said. “Now the grind of petitions is underway because of the late arrival. It’s a lot of
work in a short amount of time to accomplish that organization.”
» Letters Cont. from pg. 6
Evidently a reader took exception
to the fact that people are happy
with the congresswoman’s performance to date.
There are 435 members in the
U.S. House. The senior members
exert more influence in the creation
of legislation.
While Rep. Stefanik is early in
only her fourth year in Congress,
she already has provided substantial impetus on key bills effecting
North Country residents.
The recent multi-year funding
for North Country health centers
is a perfect example of the type
of legislation the congresswoman
has influenced.
More funding for environmental
issues effecting residents from the
St. Lawrence River, thru the Adirondack Park and even to Saratoga
are again bills the congresswoman

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CHALLENGES

Observers of the district’s politics said candidates are faced with numerous obstacles.
The weather has been unforgiving the
first week, canceling a Boyajian event in
Glens Falls, for instance.
Others braved the elements.
“When we petitioned for Bernie, it was
January and February and this was certainly
better,” Nelson said.
The shoulder season is when many residents leave town, while the rural nature of
the district itself can present a challenge.
The size of the field may also make garnering enough signatures a challenge, and
since the district’s Democratic committees
have pledged to remain neutral ahead of a
possible primary, candidates don’t have the
extra firepower of institutional support.

The Valley News Sun | March 17, 2018 • 7

mittees are getting signatures for the ballot.”
Only registered Democrats can sign the
petitions. New York’s 21st Congressional
District has 117,562 registered Democrats
as of last November, according to the state
Board of Elections.
That means at least 7.5 percent of registered voters will each have to sign for individual candidates in order for all seven
to make the ballot.
Voters may not sign for multiple
candidates.
“So if you sign and witness for one (candidate), you can’t sign and witness for
another,” Barrett said.
As a general rule of thumb, Barrett said
campaigns should double the 1,250 goal
in order to account for routine errors —
including duplicate signatures and other
unintended mistakes that can see names
being voided.
It’s up to the campaigns to police themselves, Barrett said.
Candidates have until April 12 to circulate petitions.
As an attorney with the biggest war
chest, Boyajian is perhaps best poised to
mount a serious legal challenge to knock
out his opponents during the post-circulation challenge process.
David Mastr ianni, MD @Davidforthe21st • 3h
Nice to see Mothe r Nature cooperating at least for today as we hit the ballot

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“We’ve got an unprecedented situation
on our hands,” said Brian Barrett, a Lake
Placid criminal defense attorney who is not
affiliated with any campaign. “Ordinarily,
there’s 1 or 2 candidates, and county com-

has championed.
And then there is the increased
funding to help fight the opioid
epidemic.
Congress is in session an average
of four days per week from Jan. 1 to
Aug.1. This requires all lawmakers
to spend a large amount of time in
Washington.
As for physical town halls, they
are increasingly a thing of the past.
Younger voters increasingly use
electronics to access the political
process. Teletown halls are an up
and coming tool and are much
more productive and allow a far
greater number of constituents
to access the meeting, without
spending travel time to attend.
By conducting these types of events,
the congresswoman can reduce travel
time and spend more time in Washington where the legislation is actually written. She has in fact met

Spring is in the air, and
for many of us, that means
spring cleaning!
When you are cleaning out your old supplies,
By Kathy Wilcox please consider donat• COLUMNIST •
ing to the North Country
SPCA any old towels of
all sizes, or any unopened containers of
the following items you may no longer
use; cleaning supplies such as bleach or
dish soap, laundry detergent, 33 gallon
garbage bags, paper towels, antibacterial soap, kitty litter (such as Cat’s Pride),
canned cat and/or dog food, cat treats
such as Greenies, and any pet care items
(such as brushes, combs, water buckets,
dog collars, nylon leashes, Easy Walk dog
harnesses and cat and dog toys.)
For more information about donations
of supplies, please contact our shelter
staff at info@ncspca.org or by phone at
518-873-5000.

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“We hope it doesn’t come down to that.
I don’t think it will,” Thuma said.
Mastrianni admitted the numbers can
be daunting.
“I certainly have a newfound appreciation for people who do this regularly and
for the organization it takes,” he said. “I
give them a lot of credit.”
Nelson said training new volunteers is
an exercise in itself that helps democracy
in the long run, creating the next generation of leadership.
“It’s my hope the people volunteering
for the campaign and working for us now
will become committee members and
run for local office and state and county
office,” he said.
Stefanik is seeking a third term this
year, and must also circulate petitions for
ballot access. ■

personally with thousands of her
constituents as time permits.
I would also like to mention the
Reciprocity Bill. If a state resident
living in Suffolk County receives
a carry permit from the Suffolk
County Sheriff ’s Department for
a handgun, they cannot take it to
an upstate camp they may own.
Leaving Suffolk County with
the handgun would immediately
make them a criminal. The bill
would remedy this fl aw in the law
and bring true “common sense”
to gun laws.
Bill Murphy, Chairman
Hamilton County Republican
Committee ■

Questioning
broadband prices

To the Editor:
Willsboro, $7,149; Essex County,

Our featured pet this week is LOUIS, a
Chocolate Labrador Retriever-mix who was
found lying in a mud puddle barely alive.
Thankfully, between our wonderful veterinarians and caring staff, as well as Louis’s
amazing fighting spirit, he is now healthy,
happy, and ready to go to a forever home.
Louis does have diabetes, a chronic
health condition, but with careful monitoring
we think it may be brought under control.
This older gentleman is partially blind
and takes a little longer to get around
than some of the younger pups, but he
has so many good qualities, you will not
be able to resist his big brown eyes.
Louis is loving, kind, sweet and exceptionally gentle, always wagging his tail and
happy to meet everyone on his path. He
is a happy, silly boy with a zest for life that
brightens the day of everyone he encounters.
We know that with the care needs that
accompany his diabetes and his senior
age of 10 years, it will take a special
someone to come forward and accept
this big chocolate boy in their life — but
we have seen it time and time again that
our special needs pets often are some
of the most rewarding companions.
Please consider adopting Louis or maybe
even sponsor our very special Lab! ■

To the Editor:
Please help pass the word.
Lyme disease, rocky mountain
spotted fever and malaria are all
here in this area.
I was diagnosed with Lyme disease
in your hospital, Elizabethtown
Community Hospital, in July 2017.
I feel I’m still fighting for my life.
Last October, I was forced to
see an unconventional doctor in
Delmar. They diagnosed me also
with the Rocky Mountain spotted
fever and walking pneumonia. They

feel I have had these for 12-13 years.
Please get checked if you have
these symptoms:
1. Rigidity
2. Painful joints
3. Shortness of breath
4. Other symptoms, such as
weakness, tiredness, etc.
I tried to get help from several
doctors over the years. Their reply
was always, “I don’t think so.”
At present, I’m being treated by an
unconventional doctor in Delmar.
This means I pay out of pocket. Insurance has not paid for any of my
office calls yet.
It’s in appeals.
Please get the word out to the
medical professionals, politicians
and the public that this is real. I
don’t want anyone else to have to
go through this.
Phillis Washburn, Redford ■

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Eye on the Arts
SPECIAL SCREENINGS

The Lake Placid Center for the Arts
will screen “Three Billboards Outside
Ebbing, Missouri,” winner of the Golden
Globe for Best Motion Picture, on March
By Elizabeth Izzo 16-17 at 7 p.m. Starring Frances Mc• COLUMNIST •
Dormand, this dark comedy tells the
story of one mother’s conviction to
pressure local law enforcement to find her daughter’s
killer. Rated R. Tickets are $10 per person and can be
purchased at lakeplacidarts.org or by calling the box
office at 518-523-2512.
The Whallonsburg Grange Hall is screening “Lady
Bird,” a coming of age film that follows a young girl
through her senior year at a Catholic high school,
on March 17 at 7:30 p.m. Rated R. Tickets are $6 for
adults and $3 for minors. Learn more at cvfilms.org
or by calling 518-963-7777.

EXHIBIT OPENINGS

An exhibit featuring the work of mixed-media artist
Daesha Devon Harris opened at the Courthouse
Gallery in Lake George on March 10. A Saratoga Springs
native, Harris’ work combines imagery often sourced
from her hometown with historical and biographical
information about her subjects.
“Through my artwork I strive to promote a sincere
understanding of the contemporary and historic contributions of people of color with insight, compassion
and protectiveness,” the artist said in a statement.
“I endeavor to capture the ‘life’ that continues to evolve
amidst struggle and success. And with ardent respect
for a profound past, I challenge the viewer to consider
the complexity of issues facing communities of color.”
The exhibit will be on display through April 14. The
Courthouse Gallery hours during exhibitions are
Tuesday through Friday, 12 – 5 p.m., Saturday, 12
– 4 p.m., and all other times by appointment. Learn
more at lakegeorgearts.org.
Saranac Lake’s BluSeed Studios will open a display
featuring the work of resident visual artist Jeff Waring
on March 16. Waring’s bright, intricate paintings will be
available for view through April 28. To learn more about
the exhibit, “Jeff Waring: Surface and Depth — Adiron-

The Adirondack Ballet Theater will perform an adaption of “The Wizard of Oz” in Glens Falls on March 23.

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dack Reflections in Paint,” visit bluseedstudios.org. An
opening reception is slated for March 16 from 5-7 p.m.

AUDITIONS

The Essex Theatre Company is holding open auditions for its upcoming performance of the comedic
drama “Painting Churches” by Tina Howe. Auditions run
March 17-18 from 2-4 p.m. at the Willsborough Visitors
Center in Willsboro. Three roles are available for this
summer production: a 60 year old Bostonian named
Fanny Church; her husband, a 70 year old New England
poet; and their daughter, a 30 year old painter.

PERFORMANCES

An adaption of the classic children’s tale “The Wizard
of Oz” by the Adirondack Ballet Theater will land at
the Charles R. Wood Theater in Glens Falls on March

23 at 7 p.m. and March 25 at noon and 4 p.m. Tickets
are $12 per person and available by calling 518-4804878 or by visiting woodtheater.org.
Our Town Theater Group is set to perform “Over
the River and Through the Woods,” a comedy by Joe
DiPietro, at the Tannery Pond Community Center in
North Creek on March 23-24 at 7:30 p.m. and March
25 at 1 p.m. Tickets are $12 per person, $8 for students. Learn more at ottg.org.
The Adirondack Regional Theater is teaming up with
the Chazy Music Theatre for a joint performance of
“Shrek, the Musical” at Chazy Central Rural School.
Performances are slated for March 22-24 at 7:30 p.m.
and March 24-25 at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 general
admission; $12 for seniors and children under 12. Purchase tickets at tickets.vendini.com or at the door. ■

Program held at Moriah High
School; Wednesdays at the 4:00
pm - 5:00 pm Exercise-based. 5:00
pm-6:00pm Open Swim.

MAR. 16

Westport » DupreyStrong

Spaghetti Dinner held at Westport
Hotel & Tavern; 4:00 p.m. Spaghetti
dinner to benefit Korrina Duprey
and her Family; Jason
(husband), Aiden (son), and
Addison (daughter). We will
be holding a spaghetti dinner
which will also include, salad,
garlic bread, dessert and water.
Basket raffle (silent auction
style), a $50/$50 raffle, shirts for
sale, and a DJ on the night of the
event. COST: Adults and children
10 years and older: $10, Children
under 10 years: $7, Pre-school
aged children Free. Families will
not pay more than $40 *Tickets
are available ahead of time or at
the door. *Take-out/delivery also
available!
Plattsburgh » Chamber of
Commerce Presents 60th Annual
St. Patrick’s Day Breakfast
held at SUNY Angell Center
Ballroom.; 7:30 p.m. Find out
who will be named Irishman
of the year. Sponsored by
WoodmenLife, this event is
always entertaining. Master
of Ceremonies,
Matt Boire, and

MAR. 16TH

DupreyStrong
Spaghetti Dinner
held at Westport
Hotel & Tavern

a cast of crazy characters will
help you start your morning with
a smile. Individual tickets, as well
as tables of 8 and 10 are available.
Reservations must be made in
advance. Tickets to the event are
$26 if paid before March 9th, and
$36 if paid after March 9th. This
event will sell out, so make your
reservations today. Details: call
Chamber at 518-563-1000 or visit
www.northcountrychamber.com.

MAR. 17

Saranac Lake » Carousel

for a Cure held at Adirondack
Carousel; 11:00 a.m. - 2:00
p.m. Support two great causes.
Shop at the craft/vendor show to
support Tri-Lakes Relay for Life
while the kids rude the carousel.
Shop for Easter, Mother’s Day or
Graduation.
Essex » Lenten/Easter MiniRetreat held at St. John’s Church;
9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. “Honey in
the Desert” Free. Please bring
vegetarian dish for potluck lunch.
Details: Bobbi Perez 518-9830008 or Tony D’Angelo 518-9637928.

MAR. 17 - MAR. 18
Across the State » Maple

Weekend held at Clinton, Essex
& Franklin Counties; During
Maple Weekend, producers
from across the state
welcome families to their
farms to experience
firsthand how real,
mouthwatering
maple syrup and
other related
products
are made.
You’ll also
have the

Ballroom Social Dancing held at
Recreation Center; 6:30 p.m. 8:30 p.m. Dances are Open to the
Public and FREE OF CHARGE.
There are no dance lessons at our
Monday dances. We will review
and practice dances taught at our
Second Saturday Monthly Dances.
Come dance, practice and socialize
with our friendly, supportive dance
community, which includes dancers
of all ages and abilities. Come join
the fun! Dance Plattsburgh is USA
Dance, Inc., Chapter #3033. Details:
www.DancePlattsburgh.org

MAR. 21

Essex » Eat & Learn Session held

at Essex Community Church; 6:00
p.m. The featured speaker this
month is Cam Brown from the
TRADES OF HOPE an organization
working with women who are
facing difficult circumstances such
as poverty, raising handicapped
children alone, living in war torn
zones, as they struggle to find food,
shelter and medical care. All are
welcome. Bring a dish and love of
learning. Can’t cook? Bring a bag of
snacks.

MAR. 22

Peru » Just Jammin held at Peru

Memorial VFW; 6:00 p.m. - 9:00
p.m. A group of local musicians get
together to “jam.” They are always
looking for others to join them.
Come join them, listen, dance
and/or add your voice to their
instruments Items for a light supper

available for purchase. Kitchen and
bar open at 5 p.m. For more info
biljud@aol.com or 518-563-7558,
518-593-5628.

Across the State » Maple
Weekend held at Clinton, Essex &
Franklin Counties; During Maple
Weekend, producers from across
the state welcome families to their
farms to experience firsthand
how real, mouthwatering maple
syrup and other related products
are made. You’ll also have the
opportunity to enjoy the fun, familyfriendly activities, taste New York’s
freshest maple syrup and purchase
your favorite maple products.
For more info & location go to
MapleWeekend.com

and participate in the fourth annual
Miracle on Ice Fantasy Camp in
Lake Placid. Details: whiteface.com

MAR. 26

Plattsburgh » Swing, Latin &

Ballroom Social Dancing held at
Recreation Center; 6:30 p.m. 8:30 p.m. Dances are Open to the
Public and FREE OF CHARGE.
There are no dance lessons at our
Monday dances. We will review
and practice dances taught at our
Second Saturday Monthly Dances.
Come dance, practice and socialize
with our friendly, supportive dance
community, which includes dancers
of all ages and abilities. Come join
the fun! Dance Plattsburgh is USA
Dance, Inc., Chapter #3033. Details:
www.DancePlattsburgh.org

Local anti-drug group nets $1K support grant
Money will bolster inschool, community
outreach programs

TICONDEROGA | The Substance Abuse
Prevention Team of Essex County has received a $1,000 grant from the Evergreen
Fund of the Adirondack Foundation.
The grant will help support the agency’s
ongoing work within Essex County schools
and communities.

“We greatly appreciate these funds from
the Evergreen Fund donors, which we believe
acknowledge the critical nature of our efforts
addressing substance abuse in the region,”
said the prevention team’s executive director, Doug Terbeek.
The prevention team is now in its 32nd
year of operation, providing a range of substance abuse prevention and youth development services within Essex County.
Descriptions of these services can be found
on their Facebook page at facebook.com/preventionteamessexcountyny and their website
at preventionteam.org. ■

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ESSEX | Women will take the spotlight
at Essex Community Church this month in
a series of free presentations.
The first event, a potluck dinner with a
presentation from Trades of Hope representative Cam Brown, is slated for 6 p.m.
on Wednesday, March 21.
Trades of Hope is an organization that
rescues women from sex slavery all around the
world. After being brought to safety, women
are taught a trade and learn to support them-

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discussion
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found at tradesofhope.com.
The second event is scheduled for March 24
at 6:30 p.m., featuring author Colin Wells with
his talk entitled “Arabic Writing is Obsolete,
And Women and Girls are Paying the Price.”
Wells will present his theory that because
the Arabic language has remained in the past,
much of the culture has as well.
This event presents an opportunity to learn
about a language, a people and a culture that
is very distant from the North Country and
to help women around the world.
The church will accept donations for the
Samaritan’s Purse Women’s Programs. ■

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REACH EVERY HOUSEHOLD IN YOUR COMMUNITY LOOKING FOR YOUR ACTIVITIES & SERVICES

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CLASSES & WORKSHOPS

COMMUNITY OUTREACH

COMMUNITY OUTREACH

LECTURES & SEMINARS

PUBLIC MEETINGS

PERU - K of C or Knights of
Columbus Bingo, Tuesdays @ 7:10
p.m. St. Augustines Parish Center,
3030 Main St. All welcome!

ESSEX - The Essex Yoga Club
meets every Monday at 5:30 pm at
St. Johns Church. Free, open to all.

PLATTSBURGH - Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Plattsburgh
Sundays, 7:30 p.m. Sunday Serenity. 12-Step Meeting of Adult Children of Alcoholics.. For more information about the organization,
visit www.adultchildren.org. All are
open to the public, free and at 4
Palmer St. unless otherwise noted.

LAKE PLACID - Saturday, March
24th Moose, Winter Ticks, and Climate Change: Steve Hall of Adirondack Wildlife and Refuge Rehabilitation Center presents on the natural history of the modern moose,
its place in the environment and
challenges facing this animal. Presentation includes his own photographs of moose from every
Canadian province, as well as Alaska and the Lower 48. Lectures
start are 8pm and are open to everyone. For more information on
daily programming, ADK membership or lodging, please visit the
Adirondak Loj, call (518)523-3441
or visit our website at www.adk.org.

LAKE LUZERNE – Sunday March
18 Live Edge Bowl with John
Kingsley. #1150-0318. 1 Day.
9am-4pm. For your safety: no
loose-fitting clothes, hair tied back,
comfortable shoes and no jewelry.
If sensitive to wood dust registration for turning classes is not recommended.
Adirondack
Folk
School 51 Main St. For pricing &
more info call 518-696-2400 or
www.adirondackfolkschool.org.

PERU - Tuesdays at 6pm, on
February 20, March 6 & March 20,
Living with Alzheimers an Education Program will be presented for
family members and friends who
are becoming care-givers or support care-givers. In the middle
stage of Alzheimers disease, those
who were care partners now become hands-on caregivers. Join
us for this important 3-part series
to discuss helpful strategies from
caregivers and professionals to
provide safe, effective and comfortable care in the middle stage of
Alzheimers.Parking is convenient
in the adjacent lot or on Elm
Street, and the Fellowship Center
accessed via either entry door.
The sessions are open to all, and
are about 1 hour in length. The
church office and Reverend Peggi
Eller may be reached at 518-6438641. Our website is www.perucommunitychurch.com.

COMMUNITY OUTREACH
ELIZABETHTOWN - The diabetes
support group meets the 3rd Tuesday of each month at Elizabethtown Community Hospital, in the
boardroom,4:30 PM - 6:00 PM.
The meeting is open to anyone those with diabetes, their caregivers, family members and
friends.

LAKE PLACID - Lake Placid Winter
Community Hike,This winter ADK
is teaming up with the Uihlein
Foundation to offer free naturalist
walks once a month at the Heaven
Hill Trails just outside of the village
of Lake Placid on Bear Cub Lane.
Participants should meet at the
Heaven Hill trailhead and be prepared for a 1-2 mile walk in winter
conditions. Snowshoes or microspikes will be provided if needed.
Community hikes are on the last
Saturday of every month, start at
2pm, and are on the following
dates: January 27, February 24,
and March 24.
MORIAH – Free Adult Swim Program January 31st – March 21st.
Wednesdays at the Moriah High
School 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Exercise-based. 5:00 pm-6:00pm Open
Swim.
PERU - St. Augustines Soup
Kitchen, Free Delicious Meal Every
Wednesday, 3030 Main St., 4:30
to 5:30 p.m.
PLATTSBURGH - Sundays, 7:30
p.m. Sunday Serenity. 12-Step
Meeting of Adult Children of Alcoholics. For more information about
the
organization,
visit
www.adultchildren.org. Unitarian
Universalist Fellowship, 4 Palmer
St.
PLATTSBURGH - Tuesdays, 7:30
p.m. Search for Meaning. A study
and discussion group that is now
exploring Eckhart Tolles A New
Earth: Awakening to Your Lifes
Purpose. Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 4 Palmer St., for info
518-561-6920.
PLATTSBURGH - Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Plattsburgh
Every Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. Search
for Meaning. A study and discussion group that is now exploring
Eckhart Tolles A New Earth: Awakening to Your Lifes PurposeAll are
open to the public, free and at 4
Palmer St. unless otherwise noted.
PORT HENRY - Grief Support
Group First Thursday of Each
Month Port Henry, St Patrick's
Parrish Center 11:00-12:00pm For
more information. Marie Marvull
518-743-1672 MMarvullo@hphpc.org

SARANAC LAKE – Grief Support
Group First Tuesday of Each
Month Saranac Lake, St. Luke's
Church in the Baldwin House
12:30-1:30pm. For more information. Marie Marvull 518-743-1672
MMarvullo@hphpc.org
WILLSBORO Essex Theatre
Company will be holding open auditions for Tina Howe's comic drama Painting Churches March 17th
& 18th from 2 to 4pm at Willsborough Visitors Center (next to the
Diner). For further info kathy.poppino@gmail.com. The ETC Board
of Trustees meeting will be held
Marh 18th at 6pm. Refreshments
will be served from 5:30pm on. All
are Welcome.
DINNERS & SUCH
ESSEX – Fire Department Appreciation dinner for Ron Jackson Celebrating 50 years of fire service,
March 20th at 6pm at Essex Fire
Station, 2659 NYS Rt. 22. If You
plan on attending, bringing a
quest, any dietary restrictions
RSVP By March 9th. Call Craig
518-569-0532.
PERU - Saturday, March 17, St.
Patricks Day Dinner featuring
Corned Beef and Cabbage or Ham
with all the trimmings. 3:30 - 6:30
PM, St. Augustines Parish Center,
3030 Main St., Peru. Hosted by
Court St. Monica, Catholic Daughters of the Americas. Adults $10,
Children 4-12 $5, 3 & under Free.
LECTURES & SEMINARS
ESSEX - A History of the World in
Six Weeks. 7:30 p.m. Whallonsburg Grange Hall, 1610 Route 22,
Essex. Class presented by Andy
Buchanan, University of Vermont
lecturer in global history. For more
info & prices call 518-963-7777 or
admin@thegrangehall.info. Tuesdays until March 27. Part of the
Lyceum Series.

PUBLIC MEETINGS
AU SABLE FORKS - Please take
note that the regular monthly
meetings of the Au Sable Forks
Fire District for the year 2017, will
be held on the second Tuesday of
each month at 6:30 PM at the Au
Sable Forks Fire Station located at
29 School Lane, Au Sable Forks,
N. Y. 12912. The meetings are
open to the public.
CADYVILLE – Al-Anon Family
Group Meeting every Sunday 7pm8pm, Wesleyan Church, 2083 Rt.
3, Cadyville, NY. For more information call 1-888-425-2666 or
518-561-0838.
CHAZY – Al-Anon Family Group
meeting every Friday 7:30pm8:30pm, Sacred Heart Church 8
Hall Street, Chazy. For more information call 1-888-425-2666 or
518-561-0838
ELIZABETHTOWN – Al-Anon Family Group meetins every Sunday
4:00pm-5pm, Board Room in Elizabethtown Community Hospital 75
Park St., Elizabethtown. For more
info call 1-888-425-2666 or 518561-0838
LAKE PLACID – Al-Anon Family
Group meeting every Monday
8pm-9pm, St. Agnes Church Basement 169 Hillcrest Avenue, Lake
Placid. For more info call 1-888425-2666 or 518-561-0838
PLATTSBURGH - Adult Children
of Alcoholics meeting Wednesdays
at 8:00 pm at Auditorium B at
CVPH. More information can be
found at www.adultchildren.or or
by emailing adkacoa@mail.com

PLATTSBURGH - The next meeting
of Champlain Valley Toastmasters
Club will be on Tuesday, March
20th, from 6 to 7 pm at the United
Way, 45 Tom Miller Road, Plattsburgh,NY. For all inquiries, please
contact Joseph Sohmer, at
joseph_sohmer@hotmail.com, or
Chris Ransom, at ransom@northnet.org or 518-578-7374
PLATTSBURGH – Al-Anon Adult
Children Meeting every Monday at
United
Methodist
7pm-8pm,
Church, 127 Beekmantown Street,
Plattsbugh. For more information
call 1-888-425-2666 or 518-5610838.
PLATTSBURGH – Al-Anon Family
Group Meeting every Thursday at
United Methodist Church, 127
Street,
Plattsburgh
Beekman
7:30pm-8:30pm. For more information call 1-888-425-2666 or
518-561-0838.
PLATTSBURGH – ALATEEN Meeting every Thursday at United
Methodist Church, 127 Beekman
Plattsburgh
7:30pmStreet,
8:30pm. For more information call
1-888-425-2666 or 518-561-0838.
SARANAC LAKE - Al-Anon Family
Group meeting every Wednesday
7pm-8pm, Baldwin House 94
Church Street, Saranac Lake. For
more information call 1-888-4252666 or 518-561-0838
SCHROON LAKE - The Southern
Adirondack Softball Umpires and
Westport Chapter Baseball Umpires will be holding their 2018
meetings on February 27, March 6,
13, 20, and 27th at 6pm in the Library at Schroon Lake Central
School. All members past, present
and new are encouraged to attend
WESPORT - Cornell Cooperative
Extension Association of Essex
County will hold a regular board
meeting on Monday, March 19 at
6:30pm at the CCE building at 3
Sisco Street in Westport. This
meeting is free and open to the
public.
For more information
please contact Laurie Davis, 518962-4810 x404 or email lsd22@cornell.edu.

WESTPORT | Alumni of Westport Central
School and their friends are invited for a day
of basketball and friendship at the annual
Thomas Tanneberger Alumni Basketball
Tournament, to be held Saturday, March
17 with games starting at 1 p.m.
Proceeds from the tournament go to the
Thomas Tanneberger Memorial Scholarship

Fund, set up in the memory of the former
Westport student and athlete.
There will be a player sign-in on Friday,
March 16, from 7 until 9 p.m. with an open
shoot around that night.
Players can also register the morning of
the games starting at noon. A $25 registration fee includes the annual Tanneberger
Tournament t-shirt and gathering for two
following the tournament.
Events at the games include a 50-50 raffle
and quilt display.
The tournament will consist of four men’s
teams, two women’s teams and the “old timers,”
group. Games start with the men’s first game
at 1 p.m., which will also feature a biddy basketball halftime showcase for grades 3-4. The

second men’s game will take place at 2:15
p.m., with a 5-6 grade biddy demonstration
at halftime of the game.
The old timers half court game will take
place at 3:30 p.m., followed by the men’s
consolation game at 4 p.m. and the women’s
championship game at 5 p.m., which will
include a free throw shooting contests for
students in grades 7-9 at halftime.
The men’s championship game will start at
approximately 6:15 p.m., with a 10-12 grade
three point shooting contest at halftime.
For more information, contact 518-962-8567. ■
The annual Tanneberger Alumni Tournament
will take place Saturday, March 17.
File photo/Jill Lobdell

The Roaring 20’s come to life at Westport Central
Drama Club to perform “The
Boy Friend” next weekend
By Keith Lobdell
STA FF W RITER

WESTPORT | Along the banks of the French Riviera,
a young heiress is seeking to find a boyfriend in the 1920’s.
To find out the answers in this musical spoof on comedies
of the Roaring 20’s, head to Westport Central School March
23-25 for the WCS Drama Club performance of “The Boy
Friend,” with music, book and lyrics from Sandy Wilson.
The play is again directed by drama club advisor
Diana McGuigan, whose been working with the cast for the
several weeks in preparing for the show and is looking forward
to presenting something that may be new to the audience.
Senior Malynda Lobdell plays the girl at the middle of
the plot, Polly Brown.
“I would call this a British Hallmark play,” Lobdell said.
“It’s very cheesy — but very lovely — and there are a lot of
catchy songs. Everything has been blocked and worked on

The cast and crew of Westport Drama Club’s production
of “The Boy Friend.”
Photo by Keith Lobdell
and I think it is going well.”
Senior Lizzie Stephens plays the French maid.

“I have had the chance to have a relationship with the
younger members of the cast as well as the older girls,” she
said. “It has been hard to balance with everyone’s schedule, but I think it is going well and we are going to progress from here on.”
Senior Taylor Gough also felt the cast was improving
with each practice.
“It has been a lot of fun singing and goofing around with
Lawrence (Lobdell),” said Gough. “I think as we get closer
to the show you will really start to see us buckle down and
deliver a fun show.”
Junior Will Napper is in his second drama club production, while eighth grader Wren VanDeusen is in her third.
“I play an older English gentleman who is very flirty
with the younger ladies,” said Napper. “Everyone has been
working hard to learn the singing and dancing.”
“It has been really fun to work with all these people,” said
VanDeusen. “I get to play a very stubborn and head strong
character in Fay.”
Performances are at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, March
23-24, with a Sunday afternoon show at 2 p.m. March 25.
Admission for the show is $9 for adults and $5 for students and seniors. ■
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» APA Cont. from pg. 1
Alternative 1 is a no-action version. Alternative 6 is the option preferred by APA
land-use planners, she said.
In Alternative 6, APA’s definition of Travel
Corridor would allow both railroad and railtrail use on the Remsen-Lake Placid Travel
Corridor and on any or all state-owned railroad corridors in the Adirondack Park.
“This alternative would also allow for a
rail-with-trail” use, Regan said.
It proposes to add new terminology to the
SLMP, including “rail-trail,” “trail without
rails,” “rail bed,” and “road bed,” items that
had not previously been part of formal Travel
Corridor definition.
Alternative 6 also identifies land-use protection measures for water quality, including guidelines for restrooms on Travel Corridors, which
might include pit-potties and port-o-potties.
The preferred alternative would maintain
bridges and culverts on Travel Corridors as
conforming structures, along with boardwalks, fencing, railings and observation decks.
The Travel Corridors, which include state
highways’ right-of-way, are often heavily
traveled areas, Regan said.
Bike racks would be allowed in Travel
Corridor Alternative 6, but must be made of
natural materials, such as wood, Regan said.
Travel Corridors with rails would be managed
for operation of rail cars, rail bikes and snowmobiles. And trails may parallel the existing tracks in this proposed clarification, the
deputy director said.
Travel Corridors without rails, she added,
would allow biking, hiking, cross-country
skiing and other non-motorized travel, plus
snowmobile use in winter.
Amendment Alternative 6 also formalizes
Travel Corridor review process.
“In order to take the rails out, there needs
to be a Unit Management Plan,” Regan said.
Initial -- but not comprehensive -- APA
mapping research estimates some 800 miles

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In 1974, according to DEC, the RemsenLake Placid railroad corridor was purchased
by the state.
And in 1979, Regan said, the definition of
Travel Corridor was modified to include the
119-mile Remsen-Lake Placid line.
“The interesting thing to note is that most
changes made in 1979 ... included modifications to the highway criteria,” Regan said.
“They sort of threw in the railroad and
didn’t put in any guidelines.”

In addition to Alternative One, which
takes no action, and preferred Alternative 6, APA amendment options propose
either more broad-based action or language specific only to the Remsen-Lake
Placid Travel Corridor.
In short:
Alternative 2 suggests reclassifying
a portion of the Remsen-Lake Placid
Travel Corridor.
Alternative 3 would establish a wholly
new classification category which would
allow for conversion of a former rail corridor to a rail-trail and then place all or a
section of the Remsen-Lake Placid Travel
Corridor into this new land-use category.
Alternative 4: Would revise the Travel
Corridor definition and guidelines to allow
a rail-trail on any former railroad corridor
owned by the State or on any future railroad
corridors yet to be acquired by the State.
Alternative 5: Suggests revising Travel
Corridor definition and use to allow a railtrail only on the 34-mile, Tupper Lake to
Lake Placid portion of the Remsen-Lake
Placid railroad line.
To review all six proposed Travel Corridor clarifications, download the Draft
Environmental Impact Statement at: apa.
ny.gov/Mailing/2018/03/stateLand.htm
A final Environmental Impact Statement will include APA’s written response
to public comments. ■

RAILROAD LINE THROWN IN

Regan presented a brief history of how
Travel Corridor was defined by state land
mapping in the first place.
It was included in 1972 State Land Master
Plan (SLMP_ documents as a land-use classification for highways, she said.

APA’s SLMP proposed amendment this
year looks to clarify use and definition, albeit
40 years later.
In 1996, the Remsen-Lake Placid Travel
Corridor UMP was written with extensive
public input via DEC and identified as a 119mile continuous asset. The UMP allowed
upgrades to sections of the railroad track
for use by scenic excursion trains.
A 2008 amendment to Remsen-Lake Placid
UMP allowed for management of vegetation along the railroad right-of-way, APA’s
deputy director said.
Then the highly contentious 2016 amendment to the UMP divided the corridor into
two sections, allowing conversion of 34 miles
on the northern end to a multi-use trail.
DEC, the state Department of Transportation and APA plan halted scenic railroad
use between Saranac Lake and Lake Placid.
Discontinuing use of the railroad line in 2017
also pushed away a new rail-bike business
that ran between Saranac Lake and Lake
Clear. No trains or rail-bikes ran along the
line last year, and the Adirondack Railroad
Preservation Society sued the state.
The need for more precise definition of
Travel Corridor comes in part in response
to that lawsuit.
A court decision handed down by Judge
Robert G. Main Jr. in Franklin County
Supreme Court last September said converting part of the 119-mile Travel Corridor to a trail constitutes “a reclassification

beyond the authority of the 2016 UMP.”
Among other legal concerns, Main said a
UMP process cannot be used to revise the
State Land Master Plan.
He halted removal of the rails.
“The rationalization by respondents (state
agencies) that a multi-recreational use trail
is qualified for continuation as a Travel Corridor is not based in reason,” the judge said
last fall. “It defies common sense. The Court
rejects this contention as irrational and, hence,
arbitrary and capricious.”
Regan said DEC and APA recognized
need to clarify the meaning and use of “Travel
Corridor” with an amendment to the State
Land Master Plan.
Travel Corridor lands encompass some 1,078
miles of State and Interstate Highways, plus
the 119-mile Remsen-Lake Placid Travel Corridor inside the Adirondack Park boundary.
The proposed amendment, if adopted,
would apply to “any future acquisition of
railroad corridors with existing rails” inside
the Blue Line. ■

CLARIFICATION

of existing railroad beds or defunct railroad
lines with tracks are scattered around the
Adirondack Park.

• Have you been in to see our Spring selection? We are
replenishing the racks every day.
• After the March winds subside, we will love to take in more
large items and furniture for the porch.
• As you know, our shop isn’t just clothes. We’ve rearranged
one room and realize we are in need of toys, sports and craft
items.
• Our kitchen area can also use more small appliances
donated.
• We are always in need of volunteers to iron clothes, either in
the shop or at their home.

NYSEF February Athlete of the Month is Tate Frantz of Lake Placid. Tate
is a 12 year old ski jumper and Nordic combined athlete who attends
Lake Placid Central School. Tate started jumping “at 8 years old with NYSEF and was motivated to get involved
after my older brother, Kai, began jumping.” Tate recently won the U16 Ski Jumping National Championships in
Anchorage, Alaska (at age 12)! Also in Alaska, Tate competed in the team jumping competition which was “a cool
event to work together with other Eastern athletes.” Tate and his team won the U16 Team Jumping Competition.

Tateʼs coach, Colin Delaney said, “Tate is extremely coachable and always thinking of ways of going outside the
box in training.” Colin added, “the fear of jumping can be an obstacle…Tate got over this fear earlier than his
peers and continues to build conﬁdence while making positive improvements.”
Some of Tateʼs rituals before major competitions are “wearing the same under suit and socks and trying to have
peanut butter.” Tate is eager to “ﬁnish off the season strong and have fun.”

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For some, they are getting down
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By Keith Lobdell
That was me 24 years ago, count• COLUMNIST •
ing down the days until I was “free.”
I thought because I wasn’t immediately going
to college, I would get to live the sweet life — or
so I thought.
Now I am looking at this situation through different eyes as a father of a senior student for the
first of what (hopefully) will be three times, and it
has been a different experience.
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college in August, committing to Southern Virginia University. So I have been able to experience
the visits and talks with staff and auditioning for
different programs within the college.
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I am also getting to see the scholarship process,
basically writing essay after essay to grab as much
cash as possible.
That part is also intriguing, mainly because I am
the one now getting the bill so now hoping the
wheel of fortune turns our way.
Besides all that, however, it is a matter of getting
prepared for a new chapter in life.
My parents will tell you I had no fear of going
out on my own. The most homesick I honestly
ever felt is when I heard the song they played
after Plattsburgh State scored a hockey goal. Not
that I didn’t miss people or places — I just never
dealt with homesickness in Sacramento or in Utah.
Now, however, I am on the other side of the
equation. The side that will feel something missing
each time the National Anthem is sung. The one
that will miss long trips and just talking. In short, the
one who will wake up one morning in late August
and realize there is someone is missing from the
house, but knowing it is for all the right reasons.
It will be interesting, emotional and new for all
of us, but we are all looking forward to what we
hope will be an amazing future. ■

series in five games (137.60) and Tanner Forbes 52nd with
a score of 135 in one game.
“I felt at home here,” Forbes said of playing with the varsity team.
“I had some of my best games this year when I was moved up.”
“When we looked back at the crowd and saw the crowd
cheering for us, it was the best single moment of our careers,”
Light said. “I just remember we were looking around and coach
(Mark) Lacey was going through the numbers. Then he just
looked at our crowd, threw both his hands up and screamed.”
“They started handing us the championship shirts and
my thought was, are you sure about this,” Thomas said. “It
was so surreal.”
For individual games, Atkins had the second highest for
the day with a 235, while Thomas had a 221.
“It still has not sunk in,” Miller said. “These kids worked
very hard and they deserve this. It was great to have the
school recognize them and their accomplishment.”
Miller said he was appreciative of the work coach Lacey
did, along with the support of the parents and families of
the students. He said they were also thankful to North Bowl
Lanes, which became their new home after Riverside closed.
“I could not have done this without all of them,” he said.
While the first boy’s team to capture a bowling state title, the
Patriots join the 1986 Beekmantown girl’s squad as state champions.
They are also the third state champion of the 2017-18
school year, joining the Chazy boy’s soccer team and Lake
Placid boy’s Nordic ski team. ■

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SYRACUSE | Heading into the final frame of the
NYSPHSAA Division II championships March 10, the
members of the AuSable Valley boy’s team said to each other
something they said throughout the season.
“Let’s do this.”
That was exactly what they did, as anchor Tyler Atkins
finished his 10th with three strikes and the Patriots claimed
the first state championship for Section VII boy’s bowling
and first state title every for AVCS.
“It was different coming into school,” said Troy McDonald on March 12. “Everyone we walked by was smiling at
us and saying congratulations.”
“It was weird even at the hotel after the meet,” Atkins
said. “When we got to the hotel, no one really knew us and
we didn’t know them. When I went back to the hotel, all
the other bowlers were coming up and remarking they saw
us on the championship team. It was surreal.”
The Patriots rolled a 5,025 over six games at the OnCenter in Syracuse, finishing 35 points above second place Lansingburgh of the Albany area.
“Tyler (Atkins) won us the title by striking out,” Ryan
Thomas said. “Their anchor bowler had a strike coming into
the 10th and threw a strike on the first ball. His second ball
left a spare, though, and Tyler pulled us through.”
Coach Jeff Miller said from the time the team got to
the OnCenter to practice, they worked very well together.
“It was all them,” Miller said. “I saw how they were making
adjustments in practice and also watching the other teams. Their
thought was this was a brand new facility and no one had ever
played there before, so they were going in on equal footing.”
“The second we got there, we knew things were going to
be different,” Tyler Light said. “It was a new and different
place and we felt good just coming in.”
“We made some major adjustments during the practice
round and everything we were doing worked,” Thomas said.
“These were not small changes either.”
In the first three games, the Patriots opened with the lead after
a 871 in the first game. The team then shot 863 and 804 for a total
of 2,538, 74 pins ahead against then second place team Nanuet.
“I was nervous at that point,” Logan Martineau said after
the first three games. “It is different when you are bowling
with the lead because you know more what you need to do.”
Martineau said he gave the final thought before the start
of the second series.
“I looked at the seniors and said, you’re leaving here state
champions,” he said.
The Patriots rolled games of 824-837-826 in the second
half, while Lansingburgh climbed their way out of seventh
place with games of 926 and 890 to finish in second.
Ryan Thomas was the top bowler in Division II, leading
the Patriots with a 1,146 series over six games, an average
of 191. Tyler Atkins placed second overall, averaging 188.17
per game with a total pin count of 1,128. Troy McDonald
place 10th with a 1,021 (170.17), while Tyler Light was 27th
with an 906 series (151), Logan Martineau 36th with a 688

ELIZABETHTOWN | Several members
of the North Country Community College
basketball teams were recently honored as
part of the Mountain Valley Conference and
Region III all star teams by the NJCAA.
The biggest honor went to women’s head
coach Jerrad Dumont, who was named both
All-Conference and All-Region Coach of
the Year. He led the Lady Saints to a 24-5
record this season and a Mountain Valley
Conference championship.
On the women’s team, Ty Taylor, a freshman from Alexandria, Virginia, was named
fi rst team All-Conference and fi rst team
All-Region. Sophomore Bridget Rust from
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All-Conference and third team All-Region.
Freshman Jasmine Cruse from Porter, Texas,
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Parade to be held
March 21
By Keith Lobdell
STA FF W RITER

North Country Community College women’s
basketball head coach Jerrad Dumont was
named the All-Conference and All-Region
Coach of the Year for Region III of the NJCAA.
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Malik Wilkinson, a sophomore from Rochester, received second team All-Conference
and third team All-Region. Shamar Logins,
a sophomore from Newark, was named third
team All-Conference. ■

SARANAC LAKE | A number of the
Team USA athletes from the 2018 Olympic
games in Pyeongchang will be welcomed
home as athletic heroes Wednesday, March
21 with a parade and tribute ceremony.
Chris Mazdzer, silver medalist in the men’s
luge, will lead a contingent of current and
former athletes as part of the celebration.
“We will have several members of the team
that went to Pyeongchang as well several
past Olympians from the area, so it is not
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games in our region,” said Jon Lundin of
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organizations and groups participating in
the parade, along with a lot of youth.”
The parade will start at the Hotel Saranac
at 5:30 p.m. and finish at the Harrietstown
town hall where there will be a ceremonial
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Following the parade, the public is welcome
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for a recognition ceremony and meet and
great with a chance to get photographs and
autographs with the athletes.
Other Olympians confirmed to be participating along with Mazdzer include
Clare Egan, Tommy Biesemeyer, Andrew
Weibrecht, Lowell Bailey, Tim Burke, Nick
Cunningham and Jamie Greubel Poser. ■
Chris Mazdzer will lead a field of Olympians
from multiple games in the Saranac Lake
Olympic celebration parade Wednesday,
March 21, starting at the Hotel Saranac and
concluding with a meet-and-greet at the
Harrietstown town hall. Cover photo provided

Annual ‘Run for Health’ set for March 24
By Keith Lobdell
STA FF W RITER

ELIZABETHTOWN | Whether you are a finely-tuned
athlete, weekend warrior, casual walker or just a fan, everyone is welcome to come and be a part of the 38-year tradition known as the Doc Lopez Run for Health.
The annual race will take place Saturday, March 24, with
races including the half-marathon, 5K run and one-mile walk.
“We are taking registrations for racers all the way up until
the start,” said University of Vermont Health Network Elizabethtown Community Hospital’s Jane Hooper. “We
are looking for anyone in the community to come out and
race, volunteer or cheer on the runners because it can be very
lonely between Keene Valley and Elizabethtown.”
According to Hooper, the Doc Lopez Run for Health
is an exciting race, with some serious terrain. There is a
flat start to the race, a significant two-mile hill and then a
gradual downhill for the final nine miles.
“This race is likely one of the toughest, especially considering that it’s early in the race season,” she said. “The runners
really deserve that medal at the end.”
“Like the hospital itself, this long-standing event promotes
health, physical activity and community participation. We

The 38th annual Doc Lopez Run for Health will take place Saturday, March 24.
hope to continue the race’s popularity and increase participation
over time,” said hospital auxiliary president Laura Sells-Doyle.
Hooper said there will be plenty of extras for runners,
which have become established traditions throughout the year.
“Race day always seems to go very smoothly,” she said.
“Safety precautions are in place, there are numerous water

Photo provided

stations, volunteers are enthusiastic and the auxiliary takes
great pride in feeding participants really well at the end. There
are a number of traditional post-race foods like bagels and
bananas, along with warm chili, hot chocolate and coffee to
warm everyone. Racers seem to appreciate the extra care.”
For more info, visit doclopezrun.com or on the event Facebook page. To register, visit adirondackcoastevents.com. ■

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Section 32.182 Block 1
Lot 28.000
approximate
NOTICE
OF
SALE The
SUPREME COURT - amount of the current
Judgment
lien
is
COUNTY OF ESSEX
$161,561.82 plus interU.S. BANK NATIONAL
The
ASSOCIATION, NOT IN est and costs.
ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPAC- premises will be sold
ITY BUT SOLELY AS subject to provisions of
For more information contact:
the aforesaid Judgment
TRUSTEE FOR THE
Shannon ChristianRMAC TRUST, SERIES of Foreclosure and Sale;
2016-CTT,
Index # 191/2015.
(518) 873-6368 ext. 201
Plaintiff,
If the sale is set aside
sha n nonc@su ncom mun itynews.com
for any reason, the PurAgainst
chaser at the sale shall
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIV- IAN O'BRIEN,
be entitled only to a reEN that a license, num- Defendant(s).
turn of the deposit paid.
ber PENDING , for Beer, Index No.: 191/2015
powered
by
The Purchaser shall
Pursuant to a Judgment
Liquor and Wine has
been applied for by FC of Foreclosure and Sale, have no further recourse
Houghton, LLC D.B.A.: duly entered in the Es- against the Mortgagor,
sex County Clerk's Office the Mortgagee or the
Old Dock Restaurant &
GREG WEBER CON- Marina to sell Beer, on 1/26/2018, I, the un- Mortgagees
attorney.
SULTING, LLC. Arts. of
Liquor and Wine at retail dersigned Referee, will JUDITH A PAREIRA,
sell at public auction at Esq., Referee.
Org. filed with the SSNY in a restaurant under the
& Associates,
County Court- Leopold LEGALS
Beverage Con- the Essex
on 01/31/18.
Office: Es- AlcoholicLEGALS
LEGALS
LEGALS
house,
7559
Court PLLC, 80 Business Park
sex County. SSNY desig- trol Law at 2745 Essex
Street,
Elizabethtown, Drive, Suite 110, ArRoad, Essex, New York
nated as agent of the
NY 12932, on 4/6/2018
LLC upon whom pro- 12936, for on premises
monk, NY 10504
Dated:
2/12/2018
cess against it may be
at 11:00 am, premises
consumption.
known as 122 Shepard
served. SSNY shall mail VN-03/17-03/24/2018GNS
copy of process to the
Avenue, Saranac Lake, VN-03/03-03/24/20182TC-179074
LLC, 1447 County Rt.
NY 12983, and de- 4TC-177850
LITTLE
FARM
HOUSE
10, Westport, NY 12993.
scribed as follows:
Purpose: Any lawful pur- FLOWERS, LLC Articles
ALL that certain plot,
of Org. filed NY Sec. of piece or parcel of land, SEALED BIDS will be repose.
ceived as set forth in inState (SSNY) 1/31/2018.
VN-02/17-03/24/2018with the buildings and
structions to bidders unOffice in Essex Co. improvements thereon
6TC-175948
til 10:30 a.m. on March
SSNY desig. agent of erected, situate, lying
29, 2018 at the NYSLLC
whom
process
may
and
being
in
the
Village
NOTICE OF FORMATION
DOT, Contract Managebe
served.
SSNY
shall
of
Saranac
Lake,
Town
OF JCH Rentals, LLC a
ment Bureau, 50 WOLF
mail
process
to
593
of
North
Elba,
County
of
domestic limited liabilty
Stickney Bridge Rd., Jay, Essex, State of New RD, 1ST FLOOR, SUITE
company. Art. of Org.
1CM, ALBANY,
NY
NY 12941, which is also
York, and designated on
filed with Sec'y of State
12232 and will be pubthe principal business
the tax maps of the Es- licly opened and read.
of NY (SSNY) on
location. Purpose: Any
sex County Treasurer as Bids may also be sub2/8/2018. Office localawful purpose.
Section 32.182 Block 1 mitted via the internet
tion: Essex County.
VN-03/10-04/14/2018Lot 28.000
SSNY is designated as
using
Bid
Express
6TC-178453
The
approximate
agent of the LLC upon
(www.bidx.com).
whom process against
A certified or cashier's
NOTICE
OF
SALE amount of the current
lien
is check payable to the
the LLC may be served. SUPREME COURT - Judgment
$161,561.82 plus inter- NYS Dept. of TransSSNY shall mail a copy
COUNTY OF ESSEX
est and costs.
The
of such process served U.S. BANK NATIONAL
portation for the sum
upon it to JCH Rentals,
specified in the proposal
ASSOCIATION, NOT IN premises will be sold
LLC P.O. Box 1921 Lake
ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPAC- subject to provisions of or a bid bond, FORM
Placid NY 12946. Pur- ITY BUT SOLELY AS the aforesaid Judgment CONR 391, representing
of Foreclosure and Sale; 25% of the bid total,
pose: To engage in any
TRUSTEE FOR THE
lawful activity.
must accompany each
RMAC TRUST, SERIES Index # 191/2015.
If the sale is set aside
VN-02/17-03/24/2018bid. NYSDOT reserves
2016-CTT,
for
any
reason,
the
Pur6TC-176523
Plaintiff,
the right to reject any or
chaser
at
the
sale
shall
Against
all bids.
be
entitled
only
to
a
reElectronic
documents
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIV- IAN O'BRIEN,
turn
of
the
deposit
paid.
and Amendments are
EN that a license, num- Defendant(s).
The
Purchaser
shall
posted to www.dot.ny.ber PENDING , for Beer, Index No.: 191/2015
have no further recourse
gov/doing-business/opPursuant to a Judgment
Liquor and Wine has
against
the
Mortgagor,
portunities/const-noticebeen applied for by FC of Foreclosure and Sale,
the
Mortgagee
or
the
sElectronic documents
Houghton, LLC D.B.A.: duly entered in the EsMortgagees
attorney.
and Amendments are
Old Dock Restaurant & sex County Clerk's Office
Marina to sell Beer, on 1/26/2018, I, the un- JUDITH A PAREIRA, posted to www.dot.ny.gov/doing-business/opLiquor and Wine at retail dersigned Referee, will Esq., Referee.
in a restaurant under the
sell at public auction at Leopold & Associates, portunities/const-notices Contractor is reAlcoholic Beverage Con- the Essex County Court- PLLC, 80 Business Park
trol Law at 2745 Essex
house,
7559
Court Drive, Suite 110, Ar- sponsible for ensuring
that all Amendments are
Road, Essex, New York
Street,
Elizabethtown, monk, NY 10504
Dated:
2/12/2018
incorporated into its bid.
12936, for on premises
NY 12932, on 4/6/2018
GNS
To receive notification
consumption.
at 11:00 am, premises
VN-03/03-03/24/2018of Amendments via eVN-03/17-03/24/2018known as 122 Shepard
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